In this battle, the Overlord was truly humiliated — not because he was outmatched, but because within this stretch of star-domain he was utterly suppressed, unable to strike back.

“Sacred Body, do you dare fight me for real?!”

In response, Ye Fan struck out at once, manifesting the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist, fusing it with the golden array into a single whole. A golden fist-formation swept forth the will of heaven and earth, smashing downward.

“Boom!”

The young supreme of the Vast Heaven Overlord Blood lineage fared miserably, struck by this golden divine array until his body split into four or five pieces. The purple bell was sent flying askew, humming and trembling without pause.

This was absolute suppression!

The forbidden array of Origin Heaven flowed with Ye Fan’s golden blood, becoming a living chain of Dao law given life; every strike carried the divine might of the great cosmos.

Mighty as the Overlord was, having reached the Sacred King realm, he still could not withstand it. Had he not possessed the Zhe Character Secret, he would very likely have perished by now.

Again and again he repaired his wounded body, burning his purple divine blood, yet this only injured his origin further. His aura was visibly weakening — if this continued, his life essence would surely be drained dry.

“Aaooo—” In the distance, the purple qilin roared. Seeing the Overlord in such a wretched state, it charged forward like a great purple star-beast.

But it was futile — the golden array sealed the heavens, turning this region into a forbidden ground. The qilin’s charge accomplished nothing, and in the end it only crashed into the barrier, its own blood spraying as it was sent flying.

Within the golden forbidden array, the Overlord was in utter misery — hair disheveled, body drenched in blood, bones shattered again and again, his flesh reforming only to collapse once more.

In the void, drops of purple blood scattered, along with fragments of white bone — all shed from the Overlord’s true body, unable to rejoin it.

He burned his essence blood to recast his body anew. In this moment, the Zhe Character Secret unleashed its most profound mystery — truly an ancient art of the undying divine spirit.

Long ago, there had been a Heavenly Venerate said to be immortal and indestructible, who had created this secret art, seizing the exquisite mysteries of heaven and earth’s creation — as long as a single drop of blood remained in the world, the body could be swiftly recast.

“You cannot kill me. Don’t let me break free, or I will kill you until your spirit is annihilated!” the Overlord snarled through gritted teeth, his snow-white teeth gleaming with a grim light.

“Clang!”

Ye Fan’s brow flashed; the Primordial Sovereign Dao Sword took shape and fused with the great array, transforming into a golden immortal sword that struck down in an instant beheading strike.

This was a kind of divine might — the Dao sword instantly grew to ten thousand feet in length, entirely golden, fused as one with the array. It shattered the Overlord’s protective divine light and cleaved his skull apart.

Blood sprayed everywhere as he burst apart on the spot, teeth flying in all directions, his jaw shattered — a horrifying sight.

Clearly, the Overlord’s strength had already diminished greatly; otherwise he could never have been beheaded in a single sword strike, having lost even the strength to resist.

“I am undying, indestructible, unmatched in this world. Even if you can trap me, you cannot kill me!”

The young supreme of the Vast Heaven Overlord Blood lineage snarled low like a cornered beast, his eyes a deep, menacing purple. He himself knew the situation was dire, yet could do nothing to change it.

“Even the great emperors of old eventually passed away in meditation — and you think that merely holding the Zhe Character Secret makes you immortal? A fool’s dream. I don’t believe I can’t destroy you — if once fails, I’ll try ten times; if ten times fail, a hundred!” Ye Fan said viciously, his gaze cold as ice.

He spread open his right hand. The nine ancient characters within the Solar Immortal Scripture flashed simultaneously, congealing together with the golden array into a golden prison, pressing down to suppress him.

This was undoubtedly a calamity. No matter how the Overlord struck out, no matter how he resisted with all his strength, in the end he could not escape the fate of being sealed within the cage of nine golden ancient characters.

Golden pillars rose one after another, golden divine chains interwove — the cage truly manifested, with gaps not insignificant in size, yet nothing could slip through.

This was not forged from true divine gold, but was the manifestation of order and law itself. The divine chains sealed him within, locking him inside to be scorched and refined, grinding away at his origin.

“Aah—” the Overlord screamed in agony. Under the sacrificial refinement of the most mysterious and terrifying array and origin technique of the ancient Heavenly Court, purple qi steamed from his entire body, streams of divine radiance dissipating away.

That was his divine power, his essence blood, ceaselessly scattering, turning into wisps of life essence that vanished — the most precious divine essence of the human body.

The Overlord roared and struggled with all his might, but could change nothing. Trapped within this array, even the greatest divine ability could not be unleashed.

At last, the nine ancient characters dimmed, but the Overlord had also been suppressed and killed into a withered husk, his life essence severely drained.

“What kind of skill is this — set aside the array and dare you fight me one on one?!” he roared in fury.

“As you wish, I’ll satisfy you at once!” Ye Fan replied, striking out again, manifesting the Taiji Immortal Chart, transforming it into a grinding wheel that crushed down upon the Overlord.

“Crack!”

From within the Overlord’s body came the sound of his Wheel Sea and Immortal Platform — inner secret realms — cracking apart. His origin was severely damaged, and his entire cultivation foundation was harmed.

“I’ll fight you to the death!” The Overlord’s eyes were about to split with rage. He understood his own condition all too well — his opponent truly meant to beat him down out of the Sacred King realm alive, grinding away his origin so as to face him on equal footing.

Ye Fan struck out ceaselessly. With a sweep of both hands, a golden cross-shaped rift shot forth, the array pressing down, tearing apart his flesh and continuing to grind away at his Immortal Platform and Wheel Sea origin.

“Aah—”

Amid pained screams, the Overlord’s body burst apart, even his Immortal Platform torn open, burning fiercely. It took a long time before he could painfully reform his Overlord body.

Throughout the starry sky, the crowd fell into silence. This battle had been too tragic for the Overlord, nearly a one-sided slaughter, unable to strike back at all beneath the bizarre array of the ancient Heavenly Court.

People could not help but ask themselves — if it were them in that starry array, how long could they last? The answer would likely be even more pitiful.

Everyone’s gaze toward Ye Fan had changed. Though his cultivation age meant he had not yet reached the Sacred King realm, he possessed such heaven-defying means — reviving an ancient array, beating the Overlord until he fled in disgrace, his body shattered. It was truly astonishing.

The weak overturning the strong, the inferior striking down the mighty!

This was now demonstrated to the fullest. The Overlord’s defeat was thorough. Coming from deep within the starry paths, his higher realm had gained him no advantage at all.

In truth, it would have been better to face him on equal footing from the start — that would have required a true bloody battle. But now, it was entirely one-sided.

“That’s about enough — once more!” Ye Fan said coldly.

Purple blood sprayed as the Overlord’s earlier ordeal repeated itself. The golden seal, the Primordial Sovereign Dao Sword, the nine ancient characters of the Solar Immortal Scripture all appeared once more, cutting down again.

The Overlord was battered by the golden array, his body shattered to pieces countless times, his Immortal Platform struck by who knows how many sword strikes, his origin torn apart, suffering the most terrifying Dao wounds.

His realm was forcibly whittled down, his divine essence severely depleted, nearly annihilated in both form and spirit.

The Zhe Character Secret was truly unrivaled, but it was not omnipotent either — each use burned his divine essence qi, and by now it was already insufficient; his bodily state had deteriorated to the extreme.

Under Ye Fan’s final blow, the Overlord’s body turned into a rain of purple blood, carrying large fragments of bone as it burst out of the divine array.

Rumble!

Across the star-domain, golden divine radiance flashed — the array left behind by the ancient Heavenly Court dimmed, all returning to stillness, revealing the clear starry sky once more.

Everyone was stunned — had he truly withdrawn the array, meaning to fight the Overlord on equal footing? No longer relying on the forbidden origin technique to kill?

“Has he gone mad, does he really dare do this?!”

“The Overlord has had a portion of his cultivation cut away, his origin torn apart, fallen to the Sacred realm — this… this is too terrifying.”

The crowd marveled, all utterly stunned upon learning that Ye Fan had, through heaven-defying means, beaten the Overlord into this state.

Especially some of the Guide Envoys from afar, their eyes now flashing with a cold light — they had originally favored the Overlord and looked down on the Sacred Body, but now their views were swiftly changing.

No one had imagined that the Overlord, arriving with such overwhelming force from deep within the star-paths, would in the end suffer such a crushing loss!

“Sacred Body, you’ve angered me! Once I break free from this array, I will never set foot in it again — and you will have lost your final chance!” Amid the purple blood mist, fragments of pristine white bone gathered together, purple blood flowing backward, flesh regenerating — the Overlord reformed his body and spoke with a sinister voice.

“Is that so? Then I’ll grant your wish — come, let’s fight.” Ye Fan said calmly.

“Aah—” Having fully reformed his true body, the Overlord let out a long howl skyward. The entire star-domain trembled, countless stars shuddering — he possessed an overwhelming, world-conquering aura.

He spread his fingers, and from the distance a blood-red spear flew toward him, humming in his grip — it was the ancient spear he had lost earlier!

Blood-colored patterns flowed faintly across it now, and from within this war-spear came bursts of phoenix cries, clear and piercing, stirring the soul.

Phoenix blood, crimson gold!

Everyone was stunned — this ancient spear contained a portion of phoenix blood crimson gold, forged together with other divine materials into a world-shocking weapon. It had been overlooked by people, but now that it had awakened, its power was extreme.

At the same time, that great purple bell hummed softly and flew back as well, hovering above the Overlord’s head, appearing even more mysterious, dripping wisps of purple-gold immortal qi — undoubtedly forged from divine material.

“Sacred Body, let’s see how you oppose me now!” the Overlord roared. Having endured such humiliation moments ago, he now meant to vent it all.

“Come and meet your death!” The young supreme of the Vast Heaven Overlord Blood lineage roared with fury, the purple bell above his head for defense, the phoenix-blood war-spear in hand as he charged forward, ferocious and unmatched.

Hum!

From between Ye Fan’s brows burst forth a cauldron, hovering above his head, thousands of streamers hanging down, mother qi swirling in mist, sheltering him within — untouched by ten thousand methods.

At the same time, with a soft clang, the black spear he had summoned back appeared in his hand, emitting a dragon’s cry, unmatched in sharpness.

“Kill!”

The two men gave a low roar in unison, transforming into two brilliant beams of light that clashed together, unfolding a world-shaking, earth-shattering decisive battle!

The Cauldron of the Myriad Things’ Mother Qi hummed and trembled, striking the great purple bell until it wailed and retreated — in this clash of primary weapons, Ye Fan held the absolute advantage.

For this cauldron was too extraordinary and unique — how many weapons could compare to it? It was an immortal material chosen by the Ruthless Great Emperor herself, condensed with her life’s blood and effort.

The black spear against the phoenix-blood war-spear clashed with ringing sounds, giving off cries of dragon and phoenix, faint yet distinct, as if a black dragon and a blood phoenix were entangled in fierce contention.

The Overlord’s body was truly formidable — even after suffering such torment moments ago, he remained full of vigor, clashing fiercely with Ye Fan like a divine tiger unleashed from its cage, peerless in overbearing might.

Across the four directions, countless ancient sages felt a chill in their hearts — they asked themselves, if they were to face the Overlord, they would surely fall swiftly.

Ye Fan showed no fear at all. Having already won moments ago, how much more so now — calm and composed.

“Boom!”

Suddenly, a third pair of terrifying fists joined the battlefield, sending the Overlord flying, coughing up mouthfuls of blood, the Overlord’s bell wailing along with him.

“You—” The Overlord was shocked and furious, for he discovered that there were now two Ye Fans on the battlefield, robes fluttering, yet both possessing such terrifying golden fists.

He could not speak. Part of him wanted to curse his opponent for breaking the rules, but this was the opponent’s own secret technique — a genuine avatar of the Dao body.

“I have no time to waste with you. Now I give you two choices: use secret techniques to buy your life — hand over the nine ancient characters of the Lunar Immortal Scripture, along with the Zhe Character Secret — or I will kill you at once!” Ye Fan said coldly.

The crowd turned to stone, all utterly stunned. The Overlord was arrogant, but Ye Fan was even more so — demanding that the Overlord ransom his life with secret arts. It was truly shocking.

“Go to hell!” the Overlord bellowed.

“Since that’s how it is, I’ll come and take the scripture’s ancient characters and the Zhe Character Secret myself — let this battle end here!” Ye Fan said coldly.

“Rumble!”

Two Ye Fans, two shadows like gods and demons, two pairs of golden fists, two dragon-shaped arcs, moved swiftly, sending the Overlord flying, spraying purple blood from his mouth.